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Driving and Evaluating School Improvement with Purpose and Clarity
Description
This practical leadership session is designed for Headteachers, Senior Leaders, and aspiring leaders who want to strengthen their approach to school improvement. The course focuses on creating clear improvement priorities, using evidence effectively, and developing simple, sustainable systems that support whole-school consistency.
Through examples, discussion, and practical tools, leaders will explore how to plan purposeful improvement, monitor progress without adding unnecessary workload, and evaluate impact in a way that genuinely supports better outcomes for pupils. The session provides a clear framework that schools can use immediately to refine their strategic direction and strengthen accountability and collaboration across teams.
Key Features
- Completion Certificate
- Take-away Resources
- Essential Reading List
Learning Objectives
- Understand what effective school improvement looks like and what makes it purposeful.
- Set clear and realistic improvement priorities that align with the school's overall goals.
- Use simple, effective ways to monitor progress without adding unnecessary workload.
- Evaluate what is working — and what isn’t — using clear evidence.
- Strengthen consistency across the school so everyone is working towards the same aims.
About the Presenter
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Julia Batters
Former secondary school headteacher with a long career in a British international school, Julia is an experienced educator focused on developing excellence in learning and teaching through highly effective leadership and management.
Julia spent most of her career at the British School of Paris. After teaching in Wiltshire and London, she joined the school as Head of Languages in September 1991. Promoted to Deputy Head-Academic in 2000 and then to Head of Senior School in 2013, she has accrued more than 20 years of experience in delivering the British curriculum to an international student body.
Following a degree in European Studies at the University of Bath, Julia stayed at Bath to complete a PGCE and later to complete a PhD.
A strong believer in the practical application of academic research, Julia is experienced in leading school initiatives rooted in evidence-based findings. She has recently begun contributing to continuing professional development for international senior and middle leaders.
